Latest articles by Ketan Bharadia
A history of KEF speakers, from the K1 to the Concept Blades
British Hi-Fi Week KEF has been making speakers for almost 60 years – and it has a museum packed with classic speakers to prove it.
10 of the best hi-fi and AV products of the decade
As the decade comes to an end, What Hi-Fi? looks back at the best 10 pieces of hi-fi kit produced during the 'tens'.
Ken Ishiwata, legendary hi-fi figure, dies aged 72
Ishiwata, who was brand ambassador for Marantz, was a tireless champion for high-fidelity sound.
What Hi-Fi? turntable Awards: Technics triumphs as Rega dominates
Awards 2019 What Hi-Fi? names the 6 best turntables on the market, from £159 to over ten times that price.
12 pairs of spectacular speakers scoop What Hi-Fi? Awards
Awards 2019 What Hi-Fi? has today named the best speakers on the market, and there's something for every budget and living room.
Naim Audio launches Nait XS3 and Supernait 3 integrated amplifiers
Naim Audio releases upgraded versions of its long-running Nait and Supernait integrated amplifiers.
Ken Ishiwata: Forty years of preserving the Marantz sound
Legendary designer Ken Ishiwata tells us of his journey from building valve amps at ten to spending 40 years at Marantz.
Vertere Acoustics unveils DG-1 Dynamic Groove, its most affordable turntable
The high-end turntable brand announces 'plug and play' DG-1 record player at the High End Munich Show 2019.
dCS launches upgrade Mosaic streaming platform
High-end digital specialist dCS launches the Mosaic streaming platform for its network products.
High End Munich: Classé announces third-gen Delta products
Classé announces the third generation of Delta products at the Munich High End Show 2019.
Old speakers vs. new speakers: How do they compare?
Back in 1983, the Mission 70 MkIIs were budget class leading speakers, but how do they compare to the best new speakers?
PMC's Peter Thomas: the missing link between the BBC and Prince
Peter Thomas co-founded PMC in 1991. What Hi-Fi? caught up with him to find out about his hi-fi journey.
Tetsuya Itani: The history of Technics by the man who helped shape it
Interview On a recent trip to Japan, What Hi-Fi? met Tetsuya Itani, Technics’ CTO and chief engineer, to talk all things hi-fi.
The making of: Technics SL-1000R
Features Just 11 highly-skilled staff are responsible for the up to 150 parts that go into the high-end Technics SL-1200, SL-1000 and SP-10R turntables.
Eric Kingdon: The modest man responsible for Sony's best products
Interview Sony's Eric Kingdon tells us about his love of hi-fi and music, and his passion for vintage gear.
The 14 best speakers of the year scoop Awards - KEF, Dali, Monitor Audio and more
Awards It's Awards time again, and after a year's worth of testing we reveal the best value speakers on the market.
Dan D'Agostino's new power amp: Relentless by both name and nature
The amplifier is rated at an astonishing 6kW into a 2ohm load, so there’s unlikely to be a speaker in existence that it can’t drive properly.
Sonus Faber launches Sonetto speaker range at High End 2018
The Sonetto range is an expansive, eight-strong line-up that includes standmounters, floorstanders, centres and even a wall-mount speaker.
Steve Sells – the man behind Naim’s electronics
Interview We talk to the man behind Naim's electronics about everything from tape decks to Class D amps, designing the Naim Statement and what's on his home hi-fi system.
Naim Audio announces new premium music streamers
The new models are the result of four years of development and build on the streaming platform first seen in the company’s highly regarded Uniti series.
70 years since the transistor began to change the world
On December 27th 1947, AT&T's Bell Labs in New Jersey went public with its remarkable new technology...
That was then… Ruark Solstice review
We listen in to some classic Ruark floorstanders – 19 years after we first heard them...
Finkteam launches WM4 speakers at the Munich High-End Show
Finkteam has finally launched its WM4 floorstanders after showing the speakers in various states of development in recent years.
Burmester celebrates 40th anniversary by launching its first turntable
The Burmester 175 is a full record-playing package that includes arm, cartridge, power supply and phono stage. Impressively, Burmester makes every part.
The quest for perfection: inside dCS, a British hi-fi success story
Cambridge-based digital specialist dCS (Data Conversion Systems) is the rarest of breeds. It's one of just a handful of British companies that truly competes on the world stage in the rarified atmosphere of state-of-the-art, top-top-end hi-fi. The company turns 30 this year so what better time, we thought, to visit dCS to see what it does and how it does it?
